Murray wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:33 am
Andy i see you are using the Buckton's Best All Round instead of their Super Widowhood. Is there a reason behind that or is it just that you feed the All Round as the daily diet for everything?
To be perfectly honest Murray it’s just what I can get hold of from my wholesalers. I don’t see paying retail price for corn when I can get it at trade through our shop. But they do a very limited range. As I’ve said before I don’t believe that there is much difference in all these mixes, all named for the fancier. The overall analysis is very similar in all of them. I think it’s much more important how you feed and to what you’re feeding it too.
Yes!
I've said it for years. What you are feeding is always less important than what you are feeding it to!
Good pigeons, happy and well, that's 9/10 right there.
When I looked at the All round mix my first thought was, I'd mix 2 parts of that with 1 part of maize. There's too many peas.
Then I went, hang on, he's winning on that.
So I take my hat off to you and will shut up.
Greetings from the land down under.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
Murray wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:33 am
Andy i see you are using the Buckton's Best All Round instead of their Super Widowhood. Is there a reason behind that or is it just that you feed the All Round as the daily diet for everything?
To be perfectly honest Murray it’s just what I can get hold of from my wholesalers. I don’t see paying retail price for corn when I can get it at trade through our shop. But they do a very limited range. As I’ve said before I don’t believe that there is much difference in all these mixes, all named for the fancier. The overall analysis is very similar in all of them. I think it’s much more important how you feed and to what you’re feeding it too.
Yes!
I've said it for years. What you are feeding is always less important than what you are feeding it to!
Good pigeons, happy and well, that's 9/10 right there.
When I looked at the All round mix my first thought was, I'd mix 2 parts of that with 1 part of maize. There's too many peas.
Then I went, hang on, he's winning on that.
So I take my hat off to you and will shut up.
The extra energy that they require that would come from extra maize they get from the sunflower hearts that Roxanna gives them. I’m racing a very small team compared to a lot of our members but to me I’m not racing a team of 7 pigeons, I’m racing 7 individual pigeons that are treated that way.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
That's where you and I have always had the same way of looking at it.
Each pigeon in my shed is an individual. When you have widow cocks in the loft every one is an athlete and needs to be treated as such.
I am so pleased that the 'boys' are really starting to fire for you.
Greetings from the land down under.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
Murray wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:33 am
Andy i see you are using the Buckton's Best All Round instead of their Super Widowhood. Is there a reason behind that or is it just that you feed the All Round as the daily diet for everything?
To be perfectly honest Murray it’s just what I can get hold of from my wholesalers. I don’t see paying retail price for corn when I can get it at trade through our shop. But they do a very limited range. As I’ve said before I don’t believe that there is much difference in all these mixes, all named for the fancier. The overall analysis is very similar in all of them. I think it’s much more important how you feed and to what you’re feeding it too.
As you know Andy, our top sprint fancier only feeds a basic cheap mix, nothing fancy, he's too tight for that lol
Several of us at the club order in bulk and get it delivered to the farm I used to work at, we get it from SS Seeds. Alan gets there Breed and Speed mix which is one of the cheapest ones, he gets no the no Maize mix for his youngsters.
Good luck today bro.
